Cougar by M.A. Foster

Author:M.A. Foster
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-04-11T16:00:00+00:00

Emerson

“Hi, I’m Emerson Mackenzie,” I say to the salon coordinator at the front desk. “I have an appointment with Lisa.”

“You can go on back.” She smiles. “She’s in room one.”

“Thanks.”

Grabbing the handle, I tap lightly on the frosted glass door before turning the knob and stepping inside to find Lisa smiling down at her phone.

I grin, thinking it’s likely Bass who’s putting that smile on her face. He’s been spending a lot of time with Lisa and staying with her almost every night after Jay goes to bed.

“Hey,” I say, closing the door behind me.

“Hey, girl,” she replies, still smiling as she sets her phone down and rises from her chair behind the manicure table. “Have a seat.” She holds out her hand to take my purse, then gestures to one of the pedicure chairs lined up on the opposite side of the room.

She straddles the stool and turns on the water to as hot as I can stand it. “So what’s new this week?”

I fill her in on Harper, which leads to me spilling the family secret about Willow being Cole’s daughter. By the time I’m finished, we’re both in tears.

“I think you should talk to Max and Jessica first. Maybe sit down with Harper and talk to her as well.”

“Yeah, I’m definitely going to do that. I just want to be careful. I don’t want her to feel like I’ve betrayed her either, but my family comes first.”

“True that.”

As she’s putting the final coat of polish on my toenails, I relax against the leather head rest and exhale a long breath. “I need your advice.”

Lisa’s lips pull to the side. “Does this have anything to do with a certain ball player?”

My eyes go wide as I tilt my head down to look at her with pinched brows. “Wh—how did you know?”

She lets out a light laugh. “Well for starters, that night at dinner, I saw the way your face lit up when you saw him at the table.”

“Oh my God.” I press my palm to my forehead. “Was I that obvious?”

“Not at all.” She shakes her head. “You just looked really happy to be surrounded by friends.”

“I don’t know what to do. I like him… a lot.” I immediately laugh at my admission. “And we’re back in high school.” I alter my voice to sound like a teenager. “I like him a lot.”

Lisa and I both laugh at my expense, but my laughter quickly dies and turns into a sigh. “It’s too soon, right?”

Lisa frowns, looking confused. “Too soon for what? To be happy? To be with someone who makes you feel good?” She’s saying all the right things, but it doesn’t squash how I feel.

“All of it. Let’s not forget the fact that he’s too young for me.”

“Says who?”

I shrug. “Me? He’s twenty-eight.”

Lisa laughs. “Emerson, he’s not a teenager. He’s a man. A fine-ass man.” She waggles her eyebrows. “You feel guilty,” she states matter-of-factly.

“Of course I feel guilty.” I rub my hand over my heart. “Marcus was the love of my life and the only man I’ve ever been with.

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